1905John Taylor (who was born Johannes Gütgemann and later formally changed his name to John Goodman), and his partner William Gue, use VELOCE as the name of Taylor, Gue Ltd's first motorcycle. Later the same year, John sets up his own firm of Veloce Limited to produce cycles and related products and services.

1906A 2 H.P. Veloce is produced

1907John's sons Percy and Eugene set up New Veloce Motors to make and market a Veloce Motor Car. The car does not go into production, and the company offers general engineering and various non-motorcycle products

1908John's firm, Veloce Ltd, starts work on a new motorcycle, with engines to be supplied by his sons' company.

1909The design of a 276 cc, 2 1/2 H.P. four-stroke motorcycle is complete, with many innovative features

1910Sales of the 276 cc machine are slow, and a less advanced 499 cc side-valve machine is produced

1911John Taylor takes British citizenship

1912The 2 1/2 H.P. model begins to achieve some successes and a ladies model is produced

1913The latest innovation - the "footstarter". And The Velocette 206 cc 2-stroke model is announced. The 1913 Velocette Brochure covers the machines and many of the innovative features developed in the company's brief history

1914The Velocette is available as belt drive, or two-speed chain drive which was also available as a Ladies Model. Sidecars are added to the range of products produced by Veloce Ltd.

1919Only 2-stroke models are offered - the D1 and DL1, followed by the D2 and DL2

1925The G-model range becomes the H model range. The Ladies models are still called E's. The A is replaced by the AC using chain rather than belt drive from the gearbox. A new, OHC, model K is launched. Initially called a Veloce, it was soon rebranded a Velocette to capitalise on the goodwill that the little 2-stroke had earned. A super sports model - the KSS - soon follows.

1926The tradename Velocette is registered. The factory moves to Hall Green, Birmingham. And a Velocette ridden by Alec Bennett wins the Junior TT. By 10 minutes.

1927A new, updated, 249 cc 2-stroke is launched - the model U. The KS is introduced - a KSS with a standard engine.

1928A K model takes the world one-hour record at just over 100 mph. The KE, and KES offer E-for-Economy variants

1929The super sports version of the model U is offered - the USS. And a more basic version - the model 32. For the first time you could have another colour than black....the 32 had a blue petrol tank. And the TT replica of the KSS is sold to the public - the KTT. It includes the first positive-stop foot gearchange on a motorcycle. The KN and KNS models use a new type of big-end.

1930The GTP - a completely new design of 2-stroke engine, with the innovation (on a motorcycle) of coil ignition. A KTP variant of the K models provides a fashionable twin-port head.

1931The tank badge now reads......."26-28-29 TT Winners". The current versions of the KTT are known as the Mk II and Mk III

1948The Dowty Oleomatic (air-sprung) telescopic front fork is used on the M models. K production ceases. The L.E. Velocette is announced. The KTT Mk VIII is again available as an over-the-counter racer. Velocettes take the first two places in the Junior TT

1949Only the 350 cc MAC and 150 cc L.E. (and the Mk VIII KTT) are produced. Works DOHC 350 and 500cc machines enter the TT. Velocettes take 1st and 2nd in the Junior TT, 2nd in the Senior